The Burlington, CO educational system consists of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Burlington public schools have average test scores of 17% which is 49% lower than than the Colorado average and 65% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Burlington public schools is 15:1, compared to 17:1 in Colorado and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 72.4% of students have completed 8th grade, 67.6% have completed high school, 11.9% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.1% have completed a doctorate degree.